Arc 5 A550M vs GeForce 610M
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Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 1223 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | 4.48 | no data |
| Architecture | Fermi 2.0 (2010−2014) | Generation 12.7 (2022−2023) |
| GPU code name | GF119 | DG2-512 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop |
| Release date | 1 December 2011 (14 years ago) | 2022 (3 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.
| Pipelines / CUDA cores | 48 | 2048 |
| Core clock speed | 738 MHz | no data |
| Boost clock speed | 900 MHz | 900 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 292 million | 21,700 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 40 nm | 6 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 12 Watt | 60 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 5.904 | 115.2 |
| Floating-point processing power | 0.1417 TFLOPS | 3.686 TFLOPS |
| Video decoders | H.264, VC1, MPEG2 1080p | no data |
| ROPs | 4 | 64 |
| TMUs | 8 | 128 |
| L1 Cache | 64 KB | no data |
| L2 Cache | 128 KB | no data |
Form factor & compatibility
Information on compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility).
| Bus support | PCI Express 2.0 | no data |
| Interface | PCIe 2.0 x16 | PCIe 4.0 x16 |
| Width | no data | IGP |
VRAM capacity and type
Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated video RAM and use a shared part of system RAM.
| Memory type | DDR3 | GDDR6 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 1 GB | 8 GB |
| Memory bus width | 64bit | 128 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 900 MHz | 12 GB/s |
| Memory bandwidth | Up to 14.4 GB/s | 192.0 GB/s |
| Shared memory | - | - |
| Resizable BAR | - | + |
Connectivity and outputs
This section shows the types and number of video connectors on each GPU. The data applies specifically to desktop reference models (for example, NVIDIA’s Founders Edition). OEM partners often modify both the number and types of ports. On notebook GPUs, video‐output options are determined by the laptop’s design rather than the graphics chip itself.
| Display Connectors | No outputs | No outputs |
| HDMI | + | - |
| Maximum VGA resolution | Up to 2048x1536 | no data |
Supported technologies
Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.
| Optimus | + | - |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 API | 12 Ultimate (12_2) |
| Shader Model | 5.1 | 6.6 |
| OpenGL | 4.5 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.1 | 3.0 |
| Vulkan | N/A | 1.3 |
| CUDA | + | - |
Pros & cons summary
| Maximum RAM amount | 1 GB | 8 GB |
| Chip lithography | 40 nm | 6 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 12 Watt | 60 Watt |
GeForce 610M has 400% lower power consumption.
Arc 5 A550M, on the other hand, has a 700% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 566.7% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between GeForce 610M and Arc 5 A550M. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that GeForce 610M is a notebook graphics card while Arc 5 A550M is a desktop one.
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